What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 11, 2009, a Cessna aircraft, registration number N756BZ, s/n 01033, ran out of fuel and landed along side of privacy data omitted then slid into the drainage ditch. The left tank was completely empty and the right only had residual fuel. There were three persons onboard, the pilot and two high schools students. There were no injuries and no post accident fire. The pilot stated that he became distracted during his exterior preflight inspection and never confirmed the fuel status.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 11, 2009, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N756BZ, S/N 01033, RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED ALONG SIDE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN SLID INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH. THE LEFT TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY AND THE RIGHT ONLY HAD RESIDUAL FUEL. THERE WERE THREE PERSONS ONBOARD, THE PILOT AND TWO HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED DURING HIS EXTERIOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND NEVER CONFIRMED THE FUEL STATUS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.